This development represents a significant step forward in the Commanders' ongoing stadium search, offering hope for a return to the team’s D.C. roots. With the power to shape the future of the RFK site, city leaders now have a unique opportunity to create a vision for the area, and a new stadium could very well be at the center of it.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said the legislation passed was "technical in nature" and will allow negotiations to begin to redevelop the land.